US990532A

US990532A - Labeling and stamping machine.

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Publication number: US990532A
Application number: US51622509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis Fischer
Original assignee: WRIGHTS AUTOMATIC TOBACCO PACKING MACHINE Co
Current assignee: WRIGHTS AUTOMATIC TOBACCO PACKING MACHINE Co
Priority date: 1909-09-04
Filing date: 1909-09-04
Publication date: 1911-04-25
Anticipated expiration: 1928-04-25

Description

L. FISCHER.

LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1909. 990,532. Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1909. 7 990,532, Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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L. FISCHER.

LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE. APPLIOATION TILED SEPT. 4,1309.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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WITNESS 8 L. FISCHER. LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE APPLIUATICN FILED SEPT. 4, 1909.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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LOUIS FISCHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO WEIGHTS AUTOMATIC TOBACCO PACKING MACHINE COMPANY, OF LYNCHBURG', VIRGINIA.

LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

Application filed September 4, 1909. Serial No. 516,225.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS ,FIsoI-n-ni, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have made certain new" and useful Inventions Relating to Labeling and Stam 'iing Machines, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to labeling and stamping machines and relates especially to machines for labeling and stamping Wrapped packages of tobacco or other articles.

In the accompanying drawings showing in a somewhat diagrammatic way an illustrative embodiment of this invention and in which the same reference numeral refers to similar parts in the several figures, Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken substantially along the line 2-9 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar section along the line Fig 1 is a partial vertical section on a larger scale along the line 1-4: of Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and (i are enlarged partial transverse sections through the mold wheel along the line? 2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are enlarged transverse sections showing details of the label pastor taken along the same line as Fig. 3., Fig. 10'is an enlarged section along the line 10-10 of Fig. 1 showing the stamp feeder and applying devices. Figs. 11, 12 and 13 'are similar sectional views showing different stamp applying operations, and Fig. 14 shows in perspective the completed package.

MOM wiicel."he rigid frame may be formed in any desired way and as illustratcdcomprises the plates 18.), .198 and various brackets such as 105 supporting different parts. The drive shaft 11;; mounted in suitable hearings in the frame, may be operated by its drive pulley 120 and the sprocket shaft 10 and cam shaft (31 are similarly mounted'in the frame so as to be parallel to the drive shaft and are driven from it at the same speed in any desired way. For example, the cam shaft may be driven by a suitable sprocket chain 190 passing over similar sprockets 0n the shafts 115 and (S1. A. similar sprocket chain 217 drives the dis charge shaft 218 from the drive shaft so as to operate the discharge belt 187:. The sprocket chain 220 serves to drive the sprocket shaft 10 from this discharge shaft, the. size of the various sprockets being so chosen that the sprocket shaft 10 shall as indicated, have the same speed of rotation as the drive shaft. The mold shaft 10 is similarly mounted in the frame and carries the mold wheel 39 which, together with its sleeve, are loosely mounted on the shaft and secured to the usual star wheel 203, indicated in Fig. 5 This star wheel is provided with drive slots 205 corresponding in number and spacing with the molds 239 in the mold wheel -so that-suitablc intermittent driving mechanism such as the drive roll 201 on drive shaft 115 can give an intermittent, step by step, rotation to the mold wheel so as to carry each mold forward from one station to another and hold the mold wheel stationary at the various stations while the diil'ercnt operations are being performed. The mold plunger-s or plates 37 may be mounted in the different molds 239 by supporting them on the plunger rods 38 guided in suitable holes in the mold wheel 3!) and also if desired, connecting suitable plunger stems 219 to the plungcrs and guidn'ig them in a similar way so as to maintain the proper alinemcnt of the plungers as they are moved in the different molds. These plungcrrods are actuated by the ejector 111 shown in Fig. 2, to eject the completed packages 100 from the-mold wheel at the proper time so that theycan slide down the inclined chute 18G upon the discharge belt 187 to be carried from the machine; This ejector may be mounted upon the pivot 24/1 in' the frame and operated by connecting the-link 225 to the arm 22 1 of the ejector by the pin 113. A similar pin 112 connects this link to the folder arm 222 loosely mounted onthc mold shaft 10 and carrying the folder 3(3 at its free end so as to cooperate with the receiving mold in the mold wheel and fold the rear edge of the label over the package at the proper time. The pin 111 connects this folder arm with the folder rod 226 which may be guided at its other end by providing it with suitable guides 119 cooperating with the guide block 223 loosely mounted on the drive shaft 115. The cam follower 118 mounted on this folder rod 00- operates with the closed cam groove 117 in the cam 116 fixed on the drive shaft so as to oscillate the folder 36 proper times.

Package fecd.--Where tobacco packages and ejector 114 at the are to be labeled and stamped they may be plate and conveyed'from the tobacco wrapping inachine by the belt 1 passing over the'belt pul- %y 2 mounted in the bracket 189 of the name so as to deliver them upon the feed late36, mounted on the bracket2 1 of the rame. This feed plate is preferably arranged at such an incline that the packages or other articles normally tend to slide-back along it and are fed forward'toward the mold wheel and inserting devices by a suit able intermittently acting package feed whichfeeds' the foremost package into definite inserting osition against the aliner 34 This package eed may, as indicated in Figs;

1 and 2, comprise suitable gripping guides 15, 21 mounted on -either side of the feed relatively movable so as to inter mittently force the feed belts 16 into gripping engagement with the packages 100 and v the rear p'ull'e carry them forwardeip the, feed plate to the desired extent. These feed belts may, as indicated, be mounted on the belt pulleys 3, s as. shown 'in- Fig. 2 being mounted on s afts carrying at their lower ends the bevel pinions 5 which coiiperatewith the bevel gears a on the feed shaft 6. This shaft may be rotatedcontinuously at v the desired'speed by the sprocket 7 on this I as shaft connected by the sprocket chain 8 withv a suitable sprocket 9 on the sprocket shaft 10. Theilrelative movement of the gripping guides may be efi'ected by" intermittently moving each of them, or as indicated in the drawings, by having the side its feed belt ad uStable b means of the screw adjusting devices 22 an by having the opposing gripping guide. 15 intermittently moved at the proper time. This guide may, as indicated, be slidingly mounted by connecting it with suitable plungers 228 operating 1n the guiding cylinders 22 secured to the frame and suitable springs 227 may if desired,be mounted in these cylinders so as to have a retracting action on the guide 15.

The guide cam 11 may be engaged by the fol 19'connect the guide arm and its extens1on'18 I with the two guide levers 13, 213 which are ivotedto the frame and whose free ends oosely embrace the ivots 14,17 secured 't'o,

the gripping plate 15 so as to efiectthis' action. -The tightenin roll 20 may be adjusted so that its fee belt 16 is kept at propertension;

The

lugs 209 at ,eitherside of the with the flat rear face ,85

guide '21 just outinserter 33as is indicated teases d Q a vbe secured by the member 31' to the inserter slide 110 operating in suitable guideways on the bracket 105 and having. at its upper end the rack 109. Thisrack may I be engaged by the gear 107 on'the shaft 108 in the frame which also carries the gear 216 meshing with the operating rack 215 on the inserter bar 211. This bar carries at its. lower end the/guides 21 1 loosely embracing the sprocket shaft 10' andalso carriesthe cam follower 212 which may engage a suitable open or closed cam such as 312 which 'holds' the inserter in itsraised inoperative position. for the desired time and gradually forces it downward, carrying the package or other article into the .mold which is in the in j serting or receiving position: The inserter flanges 84; at this time engage the'plunger so as to positively carry the plungers down to the bottom of the molds without unduly. compressingthe packages. This inserter may, as indicated, in '5, be provided igidly, secured to the workingfac'e 33 so as form a flat surface for engagement with the package 100 which is also held downward by the resser or holding block '25 which maybeio vskele- .,tonconstruction and which serves ltouminimize disarrangement of the inserter rises, see Fig. 6.- Wh'enthe in serter is in its raised position/as shown in Fig. 6, the leadingpackage '100 is yieldingly' fed forward bythe intermittently operating feed belts 16 the suitable spring folding'jorremovable supports 35 at either end and'intdjengagement with the aliner-34 so that lit lis" accurately alined beneath the inserter, ,"As the inserter descends these supports move out of 105 v the (path of the package and this 'mayif desire be positively effected by mounting these-supports 35 on the support arms 28 pivoted about the pins 27 in the bracket 26, as shown in Fig; 4. These arms ma dicated, be provided with the incline releasing fingers 32 in the path of the openers 30 secured to the inserter member 31 so that as the inserter begins to descend the support arms and connected supports are prickly 115 swung outward, releasing the package and allowing it to fall upon the label 80 beneath, which is of course carried with the package I into the mold. Theactive, position of these supports may. be conveniently adjusted by .12

having the light springs 33 2" engage the'u-pscrews 29 in-the bracket 26,

Label pa nter-The label constructed as indicated in vFigs. 3 and 7 ,to 9, and may comprise the paste receiver 41 mounted on the bracket 5570f the frame and supporting-the paste drums 42 which are retated to carry a thin film of pastebetwecn 1 mold plungers packages as the 9 5 described, so as to carr-y it over as infree ends of the support arms" and nor- 1 "m lly force them against the adjusting paster may be 12 them which is disengaged by the cooperating lower surfaces of the paste receiver so that a properly worked supply of paste is fed forward in a fairly positive manner through the passages 43 in the paste support M. The paste heads 4.6 may be provided with the facing 47 of gauze or other perforated material so as to properly distribute the paste upon the label 80 beneath and these heads may, as indicated, be mounted upon the stems -15 which are provided with the passages at communicating when raised with the paste receiving passages 43 in the support. The paste rod 345 passes through the ends of the stems and is operated by the paste levers 53 carrying at their free ends the rolls so which cooperate with the cams 57 so as so momentarily force the pas e rod and the connected heads down to engage and a p ply paste to the label 80 which-may be yieldingly supported by cutting away "a portion of the label feed plate 52 as indicated; the light: springs 301 engaging this rod normally tend to raise it and hold the cam rod and follower in cooperation. If desired, a suitable stripper 51 may be used in connection with the pastor and operated by mounting it on suitable studs Whose heads loosely engage the yokes 48 on the paste rod 345 as indicated in l igs. 4c and 9, while the springs a0 operate between the stripper and the bracket 49 secured to the paste support. This paste device may be operated from the cam shaft 61 by the sprocket chain 58 which engages the sprocket wheel (50 on that shaft and a corresponding sprocket connected with the cam 357 which also carries a. suitable spur gear meshing with the gear 62 secured to the gear 65 as shown in Fig. 3. This gear 65 meshes with an intermer'liati-i 64: which drivesthe paste rolls by meshing gears thereon, as indicated.

Label fced..lhe labels, 80 to be applied to the packages may be supplied one at a time from the label box 183 by any desired form of feeder, for example, the stack of labels may be normally forced forward by the plate 283 and cooperating springs 81. so that the upper label is forced into engagement with the separating or feed rolls 7 7 7 S operated in unison by the belt [or sprocket chain 199, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. lhesc separator rolls 77, 78 may be operated at the proper time to feed a sheet of paper forward by suitable gearing operated by the sprocket chain 19-1tconnected to a suitable sprocket on the sleeve of the mold wheel 3!) as is well known in this art and suitable stationary or intermittently retracted separating piercers 79 may engage the rear edges of the top sheets of the stack and be-retracted if desired at the proper times by a suitable com 293. The feed rolls 76 which thereupon engage and feed forward the paper over the label feed plate or platform 52, may as indicated, be driven by the gears 270 meshing with the gearing 193. in this way the label is fed beneath the inclined label guides 7 and the alining rolls (38 on the shaft 201 which may be intermittently rotated at the proper time to frictionally feed the paper forward to the full extent so that it will properly. cooperate with the paste device which comprises the paste receiver ll. After the label is pasted it is fed forward over the label feed plate by the pushcrs 0 connected with the pusher slide by the arms 05). The pusher lever 72 is connected with and operates this pusher slide and may be pivoted about the rod 7t and operated by its cam follower 73 which engages the pusher cam 75 on shaft. 275 which, as indicated in Fig. 1, is geared to the drive shaft 115 by the bevel gears 276, 277. In this way the pasted label is fed forward into inserting position beneath the package 100 as is shown in Fig. f so that it rests upon the label feed plate 52 which is shown in l i 5 and ii.

Label mnl stump f0ZZ'r"n. hen the inscrter 33 moves downward into the posi tion indicated in Fig. 5 it carries with it the plunger 37, package 100 and label 80. that is the ordinary label in the case of tobacco packages previously inclosed in paper or tin foil wrappers or similar or other labels or paper wrappers in the case of other articles. This label thereupon assumes the posi tion indicated with its forward edge upstanding adjacent the turner or forward portion of the label feed plate 52, while the rear edge of the label is in the path of the folder 230 and when the inserter has been raised into the receiving position indicated in Fig. 0 the folder 230 is swung forward, carrying the rear edge of the label 80 over into close engagement with the package 100 in this mold. When the mold wheel is advanced one step, carrying this package fen ward from the inserting position the turner 252 bends the free edge of the label backward over the package, making a fold in the label at the point where it engages the front edge of the package. At the succeeding station the closer 87 brought down upon this front; pasted edge of the label. forcing it against the other free edge of the label. This closer 87 may, as indicated in Fig. 2, be pivoted in the frame and operated by the closer arm 90 provided with suitable gear teeth meshing with the cooperating geared tightener arm .07 on the end of the pivoted tightener 01. The operating arm 98 of this tightener engages a suitable slot in the tightener lever pivoted in the frame bracket 105-and carrying at its upper end the cam roll 101 cooperating with the tightencr cam 102 on the cam shaft 1 so that the closer 87 and tightener 91 are simultaneously brought into engagement with the labels at: the two stations indicated.

At the, presser station the package to which the stamp 200 has been fed by the gripper 121, as indicated in Fig. 11, is ennormally forced downward awayfrorn the head by the springs 132 which carry ;the studs 121 on the ends of the presser rods into engagement with the cooperating ends of the guide sleeves. 'In this way as the presser'headdescends the presser 91 is first brought into engagement with the pasted stamp 200 and then after the presser head I has moved downward sufliciently so that the presser is forced back against its springs the tuckers 92 mounted on the presser head move down at either end of the package and tuck. the ends of the stamp 200 against the package ends and bring them into close e11-- gagement therewith. As is shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the side presser 88 is yieldingly mounted on the presser head 90 in the same.

way as the presser 91 so as to engage the their operating ends are normally spring rear edge of the package label and force it tightly against the package at the same time that the tightener .89 engages and tightens the label at the front edge of'the package so thatat the time that the 'presser forces the pasted stamp upon the package and label the label ends have been brought closely together so that they'are held in proper po sition by the stamp which makes it unnecessary to paste the label if a pasted stamp is to be applied thereto. Suitable holders are provided to hold the ends of the stamps tightly against the package until the paste thereon has become properly set and these holders may be in the form of the pivoted arms 93 mountedon the mold wheel so that pressed inward'as is well known in this art. The holder cams 185 mounted'on the frame cotiperate with the ends 94 of the holders so as to maintain the holders in retracted position, as is indicated in Figs. 10 to 12, until the presser' has operated, whereupon the holders are released and engage the stamp ends holding them in position until the mold wheel has carriedihe-package into discharge position.

Stamp feed b0m.The stamps, that is the ordinary revenue stamps, in the ease of wrapped packages of tobacco, or other distinctive stamps, labels, or binding strips,

which -may be rendered adhesive, may be kept in a suitable stamp feed box 165 mounted on the bracket 17 in the frame; this box I.

may have the stamps are visible down to a point close to the bottom from which they are fed and so that stamps can readily be inserted from time to time into the box, If desired, the stamps may be fed downward by suitable feed blocks such as 169 which can be placed uponthe stamps when a new lot are placed in the box and the feeding action may be assisted by mounting the feed stem 172 in a suitable guide 272 on the side 167 of the feed box and providing this stem with a slotted feeding foot 170 which is adapted to engage any one of these feed blocks on either side 0 a suitable feed lug '17 1 formed thereon, this lug'thus fitting foot 17 0. 'A suitable number of feed weights 1-73 maybe applied to the feed stem so that these stamps which are usually'small and light can be fed downward skeleton side 168 so that the within the'slot in the feeding with the desired force, even when onlya few stamps are in A the box. This arrangement also allows the feeding tobe continued in a practically uninterrupted manner during the time that a new lot of stamps 200 is being inserted in ,the box since the new stamps may be placed upon the feed block in the box, together with another feed block 169 above them and thereafter the feeding foot 17 0 may be dis-' engaged from the lower feed block and brought into cooperation with the-upper one, after which the lower feed block may be pulled endwis'e out of the feed box by its projecting lug 269.

to deliver and feeding means may be used feed the revenue or other stamps from the box, illustrated in Fig. separators 163 are mounted upon the pivote arms 162 connected to the two levers 148, 149 so that the springs 164 normally tend to hold these separators 163 against the stamp stack with suflicient force so that they pierce several of the lower stamps. The

cams

146, 147 on shaft 206 alternately operate the levers 148, 149 so that either one or the other of these piercing separators is in engagement-with the stack when one of the stamps is withdrawn. This alternate operation of the separators allows any fuzz or paper upon the separator and adjacent, stamp, after the separator .has torn through one of the stamps, to be carried away with the succeeding stamp while that separator is withdrawn from the stack and the separating action effected by the other separator; indicated, the bottom of the feed box 230 is provided with suitable slots through which project the feed slides 232 which are preferably provided with a facing 231 of rubber or other gripping material. These feeding slides may be operated by the cam 153 on the shaft 154 which engages a suitable f0l- Any desired form of reliable separating a desirable'form of feeder being that. 10 in which the piercing lower on the lever 156 with which the spring 202 is connected so that the slide .are oscillated forward, carrying with then a stamp which. has been raised by the slides out of engagement with the bottom plate 230, while on the rearward movement of the slides they are lowered out of contact with the stack of stamps which is carried on the plate 230 at this time. This vertical movement of the slides may be effected by mounting them in blocks 158 carried on the rock levers 1ST pivoted in the frame bracket and connected by the link 159 which carries at its end the cam roll 155 cooperating with the cam 235 on the shaft 154. These stamp feeding de vices may be operated by the bevel gear 113 on the shaft 151 which meshes, as is shown in Fig. 1, with the bevel gear 142 on the shaft 242 which may be driven by the sprocket chain 1-t1from the drive shaft 115. The gear 151 on this shaft 154, meshes with the gear 150 of double size on the shaft 206 so as to drive this shaft and the separator cams at half the speed of the shaft 15 1.

Stamp waster and fecclc7c-The stamp ct'eeding device may comprise the sliding grip 178 shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 10 which may be operated by the link 177 pivoted to the grip lever 176 and mounted on the shaft 182 so as to be operated by its roll 181 ccoperating with the closed cam 180 on the shaft 275. This grip carries at its forward end the jaw 122 which may have a ridged or corrugated working face as illustrated in Figs. 11 to 13 and the cooperating gripper 121 may be pivoted about the pin 123 in the grip so as to cooperate with this jaw and normally be pressed into holding engagement therewith by the spring 130. The

latch 12].- sliding] y mounted on the grip 178 controls the gripping engagement of. this gripper upon the stamp 200. This latch may be prbvided with the inclined cam face 131 which cooperates-with the similarly inclined face 210 on the free endv of the pivoted gripper so that when forced in con tact therewith when the grip has fed the stamp forward to such an extent that the rear port-ion 207 of the latch engages the releaser 208 shown in Figs. 10 and 13, the gripper is wedged away from the cooperating jaw 122 releasing the stamp 200 as shown in Fig. 11. hen, however, the grip is moved into receiving position so that it engages the end of the stamp 200 fed for-- ward by the slide face 231 the setter 125 pivoted about the pin 120 in a suitable bracket, engages and forces back this latch 124 so that the gripping spring 130 brings the gripper into active holding engagement with the stamp. The stamp may be pasted on either edge as it is drawn forward by the gripper by any desirable pasting means such for example as the paste pot 135i mounted on the bracket 136 as shown in Fig. 10 and tit carrying the supply roll 131 on the shaft The cooperating pasting roll 133 receives paste from this supply roll and as is indicated in Fig. 13 is slotted so as to allow the gripper to pass between its sections and engage the stamp. As the stamp is drawn outward it is held in proper contact with the pasting roll by the pivoted guide 127 which is forced downward with the desired pressure by the light spring 129 so that the stamp 200 has been pasted on either edge throughoutits entire length by the time it: is brought into the position indlcated in Fig. 11 prc 'mratory to being forced upon the package by the prcsser 91, 02 after which the holders 03 engage it and hold it tightly at either end until the mold wheel has brought it to the ejecting position. The

supply and paste rolls may, if desired, be

and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

1. ln labeling and stamping machines an inter-mittently rotated mold wheel provided with nrolds plungers mounted in said molds, plunger rods secured to said plungers to guide the same, an intermittently operating insertcr cooperating with said mold wheel to force an article and label into one of the molds therein and provided with flanges engaging projecting portions of the corresponding mold plunger to positively force the same into the i'nol'd ahead of the article, an inclined feed plate down which articles tend to slide backward. an alinel' cooperating with said feed plate adjacent said insertcr. a supply belt supplying articles to the lower end of said l'eed plate, feed belts cooperating with said feed plate, relatively moving gripping guides cooperating with said feed belts to intermittently force said belts into gripping engagement with said articles and feed the same along said feed plate a distance greater than the width of an article, a label feed plate, a label box and means for feeding separate labels from said box into cooperation with a paster, a paster cooperating with an edge of said labels, a pusher feeding said labels over said label feed plate into inserting position below the articles cooperating with said inscrter, means to fold the free edges of said pasted labels, a prcsser device comprising presser and tightener members to engage the label Q at either side of the package, means to paste means to a stainp and feed the same between said presser members, a presser and connected tuckers resiliently mounted on said presser device engagesaid pasted stamp and forcethesame upon the lapped edges of said label and to force the ends of said stamp around the ends of the article, and

holders mounted on said mold wheel to en gage the ends of said stamp and hold them against the article until the mold .wheel brings said article into ejecting position.

2. In labeling and stamping machines, an

intermittently rotated mold wheel provided with molds, plungers mounted in said molds, an intermittently operated inserter codperating with said mold wheelto force an article and label into each of the molds therein and provided with means to engage and positively force each mold plunger into. its

'mold ahead of the article, a feed plate down ticles, a presser device comprising members package, means to paste a stamp and feed to engage the label at either side of the the same between said presser members,

means to engage said pasted stamp and force the same upon the article and means to hold said pasted stamp in engagement with said article until its paste is firmly adherent thereto.

8. In labeling and stamping machines,

an intermittently rotated mold wheel pro, vided withmolds, plu'ngers mounted-in said molds, an intermittently operating inserter cotiperating with said mold wheel to force, a wrapped article into one of the molds therein, means on said inserter engaging the corresponding mold plunger to positively force the same into the mold ahead of the article, aninclined feed plate down which articles tend to slide backward, an-aliner. co-

operating with said inserte'r against which articles are forced along said feed plate, means-to supply articles to the lower end of said'feed plate, feed belts cotiperating with said feed plate, relatively moving gripping means cooperating with said feed belts to intermittently force said belts into gripping engagement with said articles and feed the same along said feed plate a distance .not less than the width of an article, means aste and feed labels into cooperation and. hold the pasted edge of said labels around said articles.

4:. In labeling and stamping machines, an intermittently rotated mold wheel pro vided with molds, plungers mounted'in said molds, an intermittently operating inserter an article into one of its molds 'an inclined feed plate down which articlefstend to slide backward, an aliner cooperating with-said feed plate adjacent, said inserter, means for supplying articles to the lower end of said 'fe'ed plate, feed belts cooperating with said feed plateand relatively moving gripping guides coiiperating with said feed belts to intermittently force said belts into gripping engagement with said articles and tending to feed the. same along greater distance than thewidth of an article.

5. In 'label'ingm'achines, an intermittently an intermittently .-operating inserter comolds therein, an. in.-

'.article into one of the clined feed plate down inserterto be engaged by articles fed up 1 and intermittently grippingfeeding means cooperating with said feed plate to grip and simultaneously feed a pluralityof articles the width of an article.

6. In labeling machines an intermittently rotated mold wheel provided with molds, inserting means coiiperating with said mold in, a feed plate Lalong which articles tend to move backward, meansto supply articles to the rear portion of'said feed plate and intermittently gripping feeding means frictionally engaging the articles and feeding them forward along said feed plate toward said inserter a distance not less than the width of an article. a v I 4 7 In labeling and stamping machines, an

with molds, an inserter cooperating with article and label into each of the molds wheel, means'to fold said labels over the and means to engage said pasted stamp and force-the same u on the label and over the {lapped portions ereof to hold the same in adherent thereto.

intfrrmittently rotated mold wheel prdvided W1 coiiperating with said mold wheel to force.

said feed plate a rotated mold wheel provided with molds,-

operating with said mold wheel to force and up said feedplate a' distance notless than 1 1 intermittently rotated mold 'Ywheelprovided said mold wheel to intermittentlyforce an therein, means to feed a label tosaid mold articles, a presser device comprising mem' here to engage the label, means to feed a pasted stamp between said presser members 4 8. 111 labeling and stamping machines, an,

molds, an inserter to feed articles and which articles tend to slide, alining means cooperating with saidv said feed plate, means, for supplying ar-- I ticles to the lower end of said feed plate,

position until said "pasted stamp is properly labels into said molds, means to fold said feed a pastedstamp to each of said articles" while its labelv is held b said presser device and means to force Stl stamp upon the label and over the lapped portions there'of to hold the same in position.

9. In labeling and stamping machines, an intermittently rotated mold wheel provided with molds, means to force articles and labels into said molds, means to fold said labels over said articles, a presser device to engage and. hold said labels in position, means to feed an adhesive stamp to each of said articles while held by said presser device and meansto force said stamp upon the label and over the lapped portions thereof to hold the same in position.

10. In labeling and stamping machines, a mold, means to feed a label and article into said mold, means to fold said label over said article, a presser device comprising members to engage the label ateither side of the ackage, means to feed an adhesive stamp between said presser members, a presser and connected tuckers resiliently mounted on said presser device to engage said stamp and force the sameupon the wrapped ed es of said label and to force the ends oi said .stamp around the ends of the article.

to feed an adhesivestamp or label to said artiele while engaged by said presser device Copies of this patent inay be obtained for and means to press said adhesive label upon said article.

13. In labeling machines, a mold, means to feed an article and label into said mold,

a stamp feed box having an open side, a

'ieed stem having a feed foot, feed blocks cooperating with said foot to rest upon the stamps in said feed box and feed them downward, means to successively feed stamps from said feed box, means to render said stamps adhesive, a presser deviceto engage and hold said labeled article, a grip comprising a jaw, a pivoted gripper and a latch controlling the position of said pivoted gripper to cooperate with said feed box and feed a stamp therefrom to said labeled article while engaged by said presser device and means to apply said stamp to said article.

' 14. In labeling machines, means to suport an article in labeling machines, a feed )ox having an open side, a feed stem having a feed foot, feed blocks to coiiperate with said feed foot and to engage sheets in said feed box and feed the same forward,- said feed blocks being removablefrom said feed box from between the sheets therein and means to feed separate sheets from said-'feed boxto said article.

15. In labeling machines, means to support an article in labeling machines, a feed box having an open side, afeed stem having a feed foot, a plurality of feed blocks provided with lugs to each disengageably cooperate with said feed foot and to engage sheets in said feed box and feed the same forward, said feed blocks being removable from said feed box from between the sheets therein without interruptingthe feedin op,- eration and means to feed separate 5 eets from said feed box to said article.

L UIS FISCHER.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. DUNCAN, ALBERT E. THAYER.

five cents each, by addresainfithe jwommlssioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.